Fluoridation Discussion Continues at SAWS

There has been some talk lately about fluoridating local public water supplies. This subject is on the table for Wednesday night's Sheridan Area Water Supply Board meeting. Sheridan Media's Betsy Love has more:

Based on recent polls and public discussions, fluoridation of public water has become a pretty contentious and polarizing issue locally. So why is the SAWS Board bringing it up for discussion? SAWS Chairman Tom Ringley:

Everybody seems to have a strong opinion on the flammable fluoridation issue—so where does Chairman Ringley stand?

Or, to put it less succinctly:

The public SAWS meeting is Wednesday at 5 P.M. in the Sheridan City Council Chambers.

Ringley's comments are included with Betsy's report, which you can listen to via the link in the story. I am looking for the original audio cuts she used for the report. When I locate them I will put links in the text for them as well.

More than 3,200 professionals (including over 290 dentists) urge the US Congress to stop water fluoridation citing scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks. See statement: http://www.fluorideaction.org/st...

Also, eleven Environmental Protection Agency employee unions representing over 7000 environmental and public health professionals called for a moratorium on drinking water fluoridation programs across the country, and have asked EPA management to recognize fluoride as posing a serious risk of causing cancer in people.

Approximately, 80 US communities rejected fluoridation since 2008. The CDC reports that 225 less communities adjusted for fluoride between 2006 and 2008.